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Managing Nitrogen Fertilizer when it Rains during Planting

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Here’s a link to a new blog from Bruce Linquist, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist.

Bruce covers three scenarios that may arise, following this month’s heavy rainfall during rice planting.

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Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

A reminder that all rice in California must be planted using certified seed or seed that has gone through a quality assurance program. This requirement is in place to reduce the spread of weedy rice (red rice) through the planting of contaminated seed, one of the major vectors for the pest. CCIA certifies seed for owned varieties and provides quality assurance programs for off patent varieties. 

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